There was a reason Dr. Colosso was considered the greatest supervillain of his time. King Crab thought he'd grown soft, and he had in a way. All that time around a child, had made him grow attached, made him regret. At heart though, Colosso was a supervillain, and his wrath was to be feared. One seemingly insignificant action changed everything. In one universe King Crab settled for just having Max eaten by hermit crabs, in one universe he was merciful.